Harold 'Tobacco' Tonary
Lieu de naissance : New Waterford, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : New Waterford, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 22 mars 2011
It is with sadness we, the family, announce the passing of Harold Tonary, 73, on March 22, 2011, at New Waterford Hospital.
Born in New Waterford, he was a son of the late Gerald and Effie (Petrie) Tonary.
Harold was a member of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, New Waterford.
In earlier years, he was employed with Devco.
Harold had a great passion for boxing and at one time was an established amateur boxer who fought at various venues throughout Nova Scotia. For the past six years, Harold had been a resident at the long-term care facility in New Waterford Heights where they cared for him with great compassion and professionalism. The staff was like family to him and he, along with his immediate family, will be forever grateful.
Surviving are daughters, Mary Jean (Norman) Bodhaine, Glace Bay, Shirley (Joe) Medeiros, Ontario; stepdaughter, Michelle Tonary (Jason), New Waterford; son, Harold (Cheryl), Ontario; and their mother, Hazel Tonary, Glace Bay; brother, Fr. Tom MacNeil, St. Ninians, Antigonish; nieces (Gerald’s daughters), Kathleen, Geraldine, Shannon and Lonita; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Gerald and sister-in-law, Leona Tonary.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 24 from 7-9 p.m. at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration for Harold will take place Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue with Fr. Tom MacNeil officiating and Fr. Ray Huntley concelebrating. Cremation will follow with burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery at a later date.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Hospice/Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton or a charity of one’s choice.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
